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Amicus Brief Filed on Behalf of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe Urging SCOTUS to Protect Tribal Sovereignty

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Jenner & Block filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe in South Point Energy Center LLC v. Arizona Department of Revenue. The brief calls on the Court to...more

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Lexington Insurance Company v. Suquamish Tribe: A Landmark Case on Tribal Jurisdiction, Signifying a Pivotal Moment in Legal...

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The case of Lexington Insurance Company v. Suquamish Tribe has emerged as a pivotal legal battle concerning the extent of tribal jurisdiction over nonmembers. This case, which has reached the Supreme Court, challenges the...more

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Seven California Tribes Sue California Card Rooms Over Banking Mechanisms for Card Games

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Nearly one hundred (100) “[d]efendants brazenly profit from illegal gambling” in California, according to a legal complaint filed by seven (7) casino-owning Native American tribes in the Superior Court of California in...more

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New Challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act Could Mark A Turning ‎Point for Federal Indian Legislation

Last Spring, the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”) with a 7-2 decision in Brackeen v. Haaland. The majority opinion in that case, written by Justice Barrett,...more

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American Indian Tribal Semi-Sovereign Status and Adoption

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American Indian tribes hold an exceptional legal status within the United States. As semi-sovereign entities, tribes have various rights, including enacting legislation, maintaining an independent judiciary, and governing...more

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A Significant Win for Tribal Sovereignty—ICWA Survives Haaland v. Brackeen

On June 15, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a significant victory to supporters of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in Haaland v. Brackeen....more

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Indian Child Custody, Tribal Bankruptcy Coverage, and Criminal Case Venue Occupy Today’s Docket – SCOTUS Today

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Indian tribal rights led the Supreme Court’s docket yesterday. In one case, the Court held that the federal Bankruptcy Code abrogated the sovereign immunity of tribal governments. And in another, this time upholding tribal...more

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The Supreme Court Update - June 15, 2023

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued 3 decisions today: Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin,No. 22-227: This statutory interpretation and federal Indian law case addressed the...more

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Indian Child Welfare Act Goes Before Supreme Court ‎

On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court held a three-hour oral argument in the Brackeen v. Haaland case. Brackeen involves constitutional challenges to the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) that...more

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The Supreme Court - February 28, 2022

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Brackeen v. Haaland, No. 21-380: The Supreme Court granted review in this case (and three other consolidated cases), all of which involve the constitutionality of several provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)....more

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2020 Supreme Court Update

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s October term started earlier this month, and promises to be an unprecedented session. How is the Court responding to the pandemic and adapting to a virtual environment? Which cases should you be...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SCOTUS Wrapup and Preview 2020

In this episode, recorded on Sept. 14, Akin Gump Supreme Court and appellate practice co-head Pratik Shah returns to review the 2019 Supreme Court Term and preview the big cases and topics in the October 2020 Term. Among...more

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The Supreme Court - July 9, 2020

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decisions: Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, No. 19-715; Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG, No. 19-760: In April 2019, three United States House of Representatives’ committees...more

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Fifth Circuit Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act as Constitutional

On Friday, August 9, 2019, in Brackeen v. Bernhardt, No. 18-11479, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit declared that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and its implementing federal regulations (“the Final Rule”)...more

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U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit Has Held That Neither State Agencies Nor Indian Tribes Enjoy Sovereign Immunity,...

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On July 20, 2018 in Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Allergan, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Dyk, Moore and Reyna JJ) held that Native American (“Indian”) Tribes do...more

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Federal Court Strikes Down Indian Child Welfare Act as Unconstitutional

In Brackeen v. Zinke, No. 4:17-cv-868-O (N.D. Tex.), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas declared that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and its implementing federal regulations (the Final Rule) are...more

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Sport Betting After Murphy v. NCAA

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Anyone reading this publication likely knows that in Murphy v. NCAA, the United States Supreme Court (Supreme Court) held that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) is unconstitutional. Even before the...more

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New Indian Child Welfare Act Challenges On The Horizon

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Two types of challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., now feature prominently: equal protection challenges and challenges based on the “intrafamily dispute” exception to ICWA. A petition...more

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With Sovereign Immunity, the McCaskill Bill, and Oil States, Big Changes Might Be in Store for Inter Partes Review

When the American Invents Act was passed in 2011, most of us saw the inter partes review process as a streamlined, relatively inexpensive procedure that would permit accused infringers, especially those accused by...more

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